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The Guardian view on exam reform: schools have more acute problems than a narrow curriculum | Editorial
Editorial: An overhaul of qualifications is a good idea. But ambitious schemes to bridge the academic-vocational and Stem-humanities divides will have to wait

Editorial

09, Oct, 2023 @5:46 PM

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Plans to force academic or vocational choice on pupils over 16
Proposed education reforms include scrapping thousands of technical qualifications in favour of 15 ‘pathways’

Richard Adams Education editor

08, Jul, 2016 @4:49 PM

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Record number of students off to university after undergrad cap raised
Higher proportion of sixth formers go into further education, including more women and students from deprived areas

Richard Adams, education editor

15, Aug, 2014 @7:32 PM

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A-level results: pass rate drops but record numbers win university places

Rise in popularity of maths and science as savvy students target places and Michael Gove's education changes take effect

Richard Adams Education editor

14, Aug, 2014 @8:51 PM

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A-level and GCSE exam grades will not be 'fiddled', watchdog tells parents
Ofqual seeks to allay anxiety by saying that there will be no manipulation of grade boundaries to disguise effect of changes

Richard Adams Education editor

07, Aug, 2014 @8:48 PM

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Anxious, austerity-minded, but worldly: the young Britons of Generation A

Today's teenagers, faced with economic uncertainty, will confront huge challenges. The good news? They seem singularly well-equipped for the task, according to a major new survey. Yvonne Roberts reports

Yvonne Roberts

06, Jul, 2013 @7:15 PM

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Parent files police complaint after teacher reads Ender's Game to pupils
A teacher in South Carolina is on adminstrative leave after the parent of a 14-year-old complained that Orson Scott Card's classic novel was 'pornographic'

Alison Flood

23, Mar, 2012 @6:01 PM

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Academy schools attain fewer good GCSEs, study shows

Local authority schools with a similar pupil intake performed better, according to new analysis of government figures

Daniel Boffey

25, Feb, 2012 @8:58 PM

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Can online careers advice work?

The role of employment advisers is diminishing as web-based services come to the fore, but what about the personal touch?

Louise Tickle

21, Oct, 2011 @10:02 PM

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One in four young people get no careers advice, survey shows

Poll shows 28% of those studying apprenticeships, BTecs and GNVQs are missing out on careers counselling

Jessica Shepherd

20, Sep, 2011 @6:00 AM

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Core subjects are key to education reform
Schools must specify compulsory subjects up to the age of 16 if it is to close the gap with its international peers, writes Elizabeth Truss

Elizabeth Truss

16, Sep, 2011 @11:02 PM

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Money being wasted on badly-managed colleges, say MPs
Value for money hard to judge due to accounting inconsistencies in £6bn spending, public accounts committee warns

Jessica Shepherd, education correspondent

16, Aug, 2011 @5:10 AM

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